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Daniel Nathans
| Full Name of the recipient | Daniel Nathans |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Year of Award | 1978 |
| Share in Award | 33.3% |
| Award Shared with | Werner Arber (33.3%) Hamilton O. Smith (33.3%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to problems of molecular genetics |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA |
| Place of Birth | Wilmington, DE, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 30 October 1928 |
| Age at the time of Award | 49 years |
| Place of Death | Baltimore, MD, United States USA |
| Date of Death | 16 November 1999 |
